Book Reviews - Contemporary Fiction

[shalushalu]

Bought "I too had a love story" by Ravinder Singh - while I was in Chennai. A simple, poignant love story. If you are an avid reader, and have three hours or so to spare, this would be a good bet. The book starts with this phrase, "Dedicated to - The loving memory of the girl whom I loved, yet could not marry". Curiosity kills the cat. That is what it did to me.....

[baroque]

SOB with CONNIE WILLIS DOOMSDAY BOOK.

moving story of DOOMSDAY BY CONNIE WILLS - MEDIEVAL PERIOD - big book keep your attention, travels back and forth between future & the past

A history student got the permission to travel back in time and dropped in the English countryside to observe the early 14th century.
Though she was prepared, learned the languages & customs, immunized , vaccinated etc... she got fever, found herself in the middle of bubonic plague epidemic and was in the street as soon as she was dropped. Medieval people cared for her.
she recovered little but still she is weak and couldn't find the spot from which she can go home.
Now she is stuck in 14th century, the days are depressing and dangerous....emotionally affecting.

Now at present, the tech and the others in charge of the history student have fell ill due to unknown virus infection. The virus spread everywhere. The lab is closed. They couldn't support the history student back at 14th century. By the time they get back to normal, nobody knows what happened to the student back at 14th century.
They need to find a way to get the student back home...
tense moments.

your heart will bleed in sadness with this book but you still love it.
engaging, emotional, thrilling and sad
Vinatha.